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www.poopsenders.com

2 days ago on Just to be clear, the Hangouts video chat situation on AT&T is really messed up

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Maybe, but it’s a case by case decision.

2 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo?

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The law doesn’t agree.
The law is about who owns the material, not whether the “performance” is “worthy.”

2 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo?

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That’s not transformative under the law. transformative means you are using the product in question as a means to create a new product, a new expression etc. So, say, Red vs. Blue uses Halo to tell a story outside of the standard Halo storyline, using comedy and ideas and concepts not found in the game itself. It’s a new expression.

But when you are just playing a game, as it was meant to be played as a game, then that’s not transformative.

LPs vs Machinimas are really good examples of this line.

2 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo?

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And emphasizes a ridiculously prevalent practice of “forced adoptions”

2 days ago on Chinese abductee used Google Maps to find his family after 23 years

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But playing a game precisely as it was meant to be played isn’t transformative, and it’s barely derivative.

3 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo? 1 reply 1 recommend

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As a PC gamer, I have to say he’s right.

Exhibit A: The derision around the word “port”

3 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo? 1 reply 1 recommend

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Reviews have long been recognized as a fair use.

3 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo? 1 reply 3 recommends

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Whatt hey CAN do and what they SHOULD do are two different things. Legally, they could ask for it taken down. Instead they choose to, essentially, license it.
Should they? That’s open for debate.

3 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo? 1 recommend

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Sorry, man, you don’t understand IP.
This isn’t a fair use (since it uses Nintendo’s products it HAS to fall under fair use to be ok) since it doesn’t criticize or comment on the original or anything else.

3 days ago on Who owns a 'Luigi's Mansion' walkthrough video, the player or Nintendo? 2 replies 2 recommends

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Those are two different things. People can operate in whatever currency they want, but the US government does not have to accept them or exchange dollars from the. That is what they meant.

However, when you hold yourself out to be a currency exchange system, you’d better do your due diligence and fill out a freaking form correctly.

3 days ago on Biggest Bitcoin exchange accused of violating US financial regulations, CEO faces fine or jail 6 recommends

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Same here. Mine’s going on 7 years old, and is still fantastic. 720p as well.

4 days ago on Good Deal: Panasonic 42-inch plasma smart TV for $399.99 1 recommend

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All of those other things you mentioned are easily done, and done freaking FREAKING well, in OneNote.

Greatest. App. Ever.

4 days ago on Windows RT hits a new low: just $300 for Dell's XPS 10 convertible

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And the excellent options for productivity software… Oh wait again..

4 days ago on Windows RT hits a new low: just $300 for Dell's XPS 10 convertible 1 reply 5 recommends

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That makes no sense. It costs A LOT more to bring these suits than they recover. I mean, they made $85k in this suit. The attorney’s fees for the Dsitrict Court, Court of appeals and SCOTUS cases (shoot, the briefs alone) cost more than that!

6 days ago on Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto, says farmer violated seed patents 1 reply

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Incorrect. His first crop was purchased as part of a license with Monsanto. Now, where he bought them is immaterial. Just like when you buy a phone from Best Buy, you are still signing a contract with Verizon.
Then, after his first yield, he bought MORE seeds, but these were wecond generation seeds: leftovers from OTHER farmer’s crops of that same year. He wanted to plant a second crop and try to squeeze some more out of the growing season. These second generation seeds are the crux of the question: Does the license signed earlier covering monsanto’s seeds cover these second generation seeds? The SCOTUS held Yes.

6 days ago on Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto, says farmer violated seed patents